Light Power, Breakbarrel, Spring Rifle

Light Weight and Easy to Handle

Super Accurate

The Weihrauch HW50S air rifle is the perfect rifle for shooters wanting a bit more power than an R7 but not as much as an R9. The beauty of the light powered guns such as the R7 and the HW50S is that they are light in weight, easy to cock and quiet to shoot. A shooter can take these guns out of their case and shoot all day long without a lot of strain from cocking and carrying the rifle. And for even better results, simply add your scope of choice and a set of mounts. The HW50S features a solid beech stock but without a lot of frills to run up the price. There is a right-handed cheekpiece but it is very slight and not raised much at all. So the stock may not be ambidextrous in the true sense but it isn't far from it. A left-handed shooter would have no trouble shooting this rifle at all.

The gun is very quiet and easy to shoot. It has very little recoil, low cocking effort and great accuracy with a whole bunch of pellets. All in all, this is a wonderful choice for the backyard shooter that only needs adequate power for pest control or target shooting to 35-40 yards. The HW50S will handle both tasks with ease and you will be surprised at it's super accuracy. Don't overlook this model because it's a wonderful addition to any airgun collection. You'll find yourself shooting this rifle far more than you thought you would.

Technical Data for the Weihrauch HW50S:

Total Weight

6.1 lbs

Overall Length

41.0"

Stock

Ambidextrous **

Sights

Open Sights

Mounting Method

11mm Dovetail

Caliber

.177, .22

Cocking Method

Break Barrel

Cocking Effort

Light

Recoil Rating

Light

Power Plant

Spring Piston

Shot Capacity

Single Shot

** Slight right handed cheek piece may also be shot by left handed shooters.

Caliber

Velocity fps

Muzzle Energy

.177

617-822

9-11 fpe

Our Take - HW50s

Velocity Test Results for the Weihrauch HW50s

Straight Shooters Use Score

Plinking

Target Shooting

Pest Control

Hunting

5

5

4

4

The Weihrauch HW50S is a light powered, light recoil rifle of good
quality and acceptable power. The rifle is available in .177 and .22
and both calibers will provide excellent performance. If you prefer
higher velocities, consider the .177 caliber version. If higher
knock-down power is needed, we would recommend the .22 version. Both
calibers will provide you with power to target shoot and hunt backyard
pests.

As with most Weihrauchs, the HW50S is an exemplary piece of craftsmanship. The checkered stock is well done and is definitely ambidextrous, with matching cheekpieces on each side. At 40.5 inches and 6.8 pounds (109 oz on my digital kitchen scale), it's a good size for an adult trekking long distances through tight woods. As attested by many owners on several forums, the cocking effort is definitely not light--more on the high side of medium, as is the noise level. No twang, buzzing, or other unusual noises. In .177, the recoil is medium as air rifles go. The length of pull is about 14.5 inches (an inch longer than the HW30S), which IMO combined with the cocking effort, makes the HW50S ill-suited as a youth or small adult gun. Her 38.5 inch, 5.8 pound HW30S is much better suited to my petite wife.

I bought the HW50S as a shorter, lighter alternative to my .22 HW80. I got it in .177 because the trajectory with any given brand/model pellet is almost identical to that of the same brand/model in the .22 HW80--with less power, of course, but more than enough for squirrels and cottontails. I value the .177's flatter trajectory at this power level much more than the additional ft-kb or so with the .22 HW50S. I also think UK buyers can rest assured the .177 version won't exceed 12 ft-lbs with any pellet, but I don't believe the same could be said for the .22 version. As advised in the previous review, Weihrauch iron sights are excellent and target acquisition is fast.

Advantages: Quality of materials and workmanship, accuracy

Disadvantages: Cocking effort

Hangmancreek

Jan 4, 2014

This is an excellent rifle. The fit and finish are perfect. The accuracy is great and it shoots the CPHP 7.9gr pellets just fine. The one exception I have is that this is not a light gun to cock. The HW30s takes 18 lbs to cock and the HW50s takes 40 lbs. This rifle begs to be shot with a peep sight. Give the iron sights a try before you scope it.

Advantages: accuracy

Disadvantages: cocking effort

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Reviews

The choice of pellets that are offered in this sampler is excellent. A large group of commonly accurate brands and styles. This will really help you dial in the accuracy and find what your gun prefers. However, and I fault UPS for this more than I do the seller, my sampler arrived with multiple dividers broken and the pellets all mixed into large batches. Luckily I have experience with several of them in smaller calibers and know which is which, but a newer airgunner may not have that luxury. Many of the Polymags had the red tips broken off in shipping. I've ordered them by the tin in .22 and never had that issue.